Bull Karcis
John Karcis
Born: December 3, 1908
Monaca, PA USA
Deceased: September 4, 1973
Pittsburgh, PA
Position: FB-BB-HB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 223
College: Carnegie Mellon
High School: Monaca (PA)
Career: 1932-1943
Coaching record
Bull Karcis played from 1932 to 1943 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. Karcis ran for 1,799 yards in his career on 557 attempts, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 17 passes for 152 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 54.6 |
| 1936 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1937 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 42.4 |
| Totals | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 25 | 2.1 | 1 | 8.3 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1933 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 70 | 232 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 51 | 202 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 68 | 188 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1936 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 272 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1937 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 127 | 513 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1938 | NFL New York Giants | 73 | 181 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 1938 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 31 | 93 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 557 | 1799 | 3.2 | 7 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1935 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 152 | 8.9 | 4 | 0 |
Kicking:
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1932 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1935 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1936 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||
| 1937 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1938 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Totals | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 10 |
| 1933 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 10 | 5 |
| 1934 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 8 |
| 1935 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 7 |
| 1936 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 12 |
| 1937 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 2 |
| 1938 | NFL | New York Giants | 8 | 1 |
| 1938 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL | New York Giants | 8 | 0 |
Honors
1937 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
